You know the days where you just can’t feel God’s presence? How about when it’s been weeks and that feeling of His presence is so distant from you that it makes you almost rethink this whole faith thing? Well hey, you and I are currently in the same boat, and it’s not too fun. But guess what, just because you can’t quite feel Him too intimately at the moment, does not mean He is not there. Sure, it doesn’t feel too great, but thank the Lord (literally) that feelings do not define who God is. Our faith is not defined by our emotions. Yes, our emotions play a role in our faith, but they sure as heck do not define it. If we think God’s presence in our lives is dependent on how we are currently feeling, we are going to begin twisting who God truly is. Just because He feels absent to us, does not mean He is absent. Think about it, what is it to have a faith that is based solely off of our emotions? Where is the hope in that?

Joshua 1:9 says: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Oh my goodness, how beautiful is that? And what a reminder of God’s presence in our lives. There are a hundred more examples in scripture of God’s everlasting, and omniscient role in our lives, and I cannot believe that for a second, I would allow myself to doubt God’s character, just based off my emotions. I am so grateful to serve a God that is constant and unchanging, even through my ever-so-changing heart. What a righteous God we serve.

and allow me to remind + reassure you of how truly loved you are by the one true King.